The second Reagan period was marked mainly by foreign affairs, the most important being the end of the Cold War, the bombing of Libya and the revelation of the Iran-Contra scandal. Previously the president had ordered a massive military increase for the close struggle against the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), leaving behind the strategy of détente. He publicly described the USSR as the "evil empire" and supported anti-communist movements throughout the world through the so-called Reagan Doctrine. He negotiated the INF Treaty for nuclear disarmament with the Soviet Secretary General Mikhail Gorbachev, achieving the reduction of the nuclear arsenals of both countries.
The realist painters didnt accept Romanticism, which had come to dominate French literature, with roots in the late century. The characters were portrayed in their own setting which shaped their actions and their choices .
From the first United States Congress in 1789 through the 116th Congress in 2020, 162 African Americans have served in Congress. Meanwhile, the total number of all individuals who have served in Congress over history is 12,348.
